Ryan Bambrick raised on the button and Scott Clements called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♦4♦5♠ and Bambrick bet. Clements called to the Q♠ turn, where he led out with a bet. Bambrick called.
Clements bet again on the 5♥ river, and Bambrick called. Clements showed Q♥7♥5♣3♣ for a full house, and Bambrick flashed A♠A♣ as he mucked.
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Ryan Bambrick open-raised in the cutoff, and Scott Clements flat-called on the button.
Bambrick continued with a bet on the 3♠6♣K♣ flop, to which Clements responded with a raise. Bambrick called, and check-called twice more when Clements bet the 4♠ turn and 9♦ river.
Clements tabled A♣K♠5♠5♣ for the second nut-low and a pair, but Bambrick to three-quarters with A♠5♥4♣3♣ for the same low with two pair.
Todd Brunson raised on the button and Dylan Weisman called in the big blind.
Brunson bet on the Q♠J♥A♠ flop, Weisman raised, and Brunson called.
Both players checked the Q♦ turn. Weisman then bet on the J♦ river, and Brunson folded.
Dylan Weisman raised under the gun and John Esposito three-bet in the small blind. Weisman then reraised, and Esposito committed his last 165,000.
John Esposito: A♣A♠K♦9♦ 
Dylan Weisman: A♠A♦Q♥Q♣
Both players had aces and were poised to chop the pot as the board came 10♥3♦2♥7♦, but Weisman spiked the Q♠ on the river to make a set.
"Oh my God. I'm so sorry," Weisman consoled Esposito, who became the first casualty of the final table.
Ryan Bambrick raised under the gun, Scott Clements three-bet in middle position, and John Esposito called in the big blind. Bambrick also came along to the 9♠10♣J♠ flop, which checked to Clements.
Clements bet, folding out Esposito. Bambrick raised, however, and Clements tossed in calling chips.
Bambrick then bet the 5♥ turn, calling when Clements put in a raise. The 6♦ river was subsequently checked to showdown, where Bambrick showed the nuts with A♥K♣Q♠3♥ and raked in the entire pot.
Dylan Weisman raised in the cutoff, Scott Clements three-bet on the button, and Weisman called.
The flop came K♦6♠3♠ and Clements bet. Weisman then raised, and Clements reraised. Weisman called.
Clements bet on the 3♦ turn, and Weisman called. Both players checked down the J♥ river, and Weisman showed A♥K♠9♣2♦ for two pair to win the big pot.
Phil Hellmuth raised in early position, after which the action folded to Nam Le in the big blind. He defended and check-called Hellmuth's bets on the 2♥10♥Q♠ flop and 6♠ turn.
The river fell the 6♣. Le checked for a third time, but decided to fold his hand and surrender the pot to Hellmuth when the all-time bracelet leader fired a third barrel.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nam Le | United States | 1,200,000 | 12 |
| 2 | James Obst | Australia | 1,950,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,400,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Todd Brunson | United States | 1,450,000 | 15 |
| 5 | John Esposito | United States | 350,000 | 4 |
| 6 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 550,000 | 6 |
| 7 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 2,700,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Scott Clements | United States | 2,400,000 | 24 |
Phil Hellmuth raised in the cutoff, Ryan Bambrick made it three bets to go on the button, and Josh Arieh called all in from the big blind. Hellmuth also tossed in calling chips and check-called when Bambrick bet the 2♣K♦3♠ flop.
Hellmuth then promptly led out with a bet on the 9♦ turn, seeing his opponent call. The 4♣ river completed the board, and another quick bet and call flew into the side pot.
Hellmuth announced a wheel and revealed A♦8♥5♣3♦, and the hands of Bambrick and Arieh were swiftly mucked as they received no part of the pot.
"F*ck you guys!" Arieh playfully yelled as he departed the tournament area in ninth place, seeing his eight former competitors combine onto one table.
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